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and I see you copied and pasted that in there

Well, yes.  That's why its a quote.  And it's from the link... that I put into the text. 

Why go through the trouble of paraphrasing if there's a perfectly good explanation that's referenced.  That way you don't have to depend on my definition, but see what the creators say about it.

WPF is not a stand-alone language, per-say.  WPF is, as it implies by the name, a UI framework, that is used to facilitate the building of the User Experience Layer in an XML based construct that is used alongside another programming language, usually C# or Visual Basic, though any .NET language can be utilized in theory.

WPF exists as a subset of .NET Framework types that are for the most part located in the System.Windows namespace. If you have previously built applications with .NET Framework using managed technologies like ASP.NET and Windows Forms, the fundamental WPF programming experience should be familiar; you instantiate classes, set properties, call methods, and handle events, all using your favorite .NET Framework programming language, such as C# or Visual Basic.

Just wanted to set that straight...

Started one off and found it was in Asia so I thought this'll be a really good challenge, drag the viewpoint around.....to find it's been taken from a spot where I've stood 

Now *that's* cool.

There's a lot of good in Notefrog.  But on a completely shallow personal level, the interfaces leave me taken aback with shock as a user and a developer.

Completely shallow, I know... but as someone who loves designing the UX, it's something I have a hard time getting past.

Hmmm... it worked originally.  Marked it expired and removed link.  Sorry about that.

Challenge game finished!
You lost the challenge with 19065 points against 28227.

I thought I was doing good... then I'd compare, and I'd be down to .1km different, and you'd be .001km different... very impressive!  It also didn't help that I missed the first Australia location...

Not sure how long it lasts, but just received an e-mail from stardock about a bundle with them both for 7.98

I'm in!  And what we can do if we want to is sign up for a site that tracks this stuff...and give motivation and encouragement to each other.

My suggestion would be Fitocracy or SlimKicker, though there are several others...

https://www.fitocracy.com/profile/wraith808/?feed

http://slimkicker.com/users/wraith808

I haven't been keeping up lately... but if people want to use one or the other, I'll start tracking on that one (though I prefer Fitocracy, even if it doesn't track your eating habits)

Now with everyone operating on the same level, scores should *really* get interesting...  and don't forget you can zoom in the map when you place your answer.

It says to "figure out where you are" and I'm sitting in front of the best tool for the job, I'm pretty sure they expect me to use it.  I just look at it as an exercise in logic.

Ditto.  Especially after that xkcd cartoon.  It's not a static image, so I imagine that I was dropped there and look around for clues.

Challenge game finished!
You won the challenge with 15636 points against 12564.

I, admittedly, got lucky.  On that last one, I got within 1km, giving 6k points.

People have joked about how influential xkcd is becoming for niche memes.

What is a niche meme?  And how would it apply to this?

Hah!  I won!

You won the challenge with 10900 points against 9345.

That makes me happy after my earlier showing...

Well, I tried the same as your second... you're doing very well.  Compared to me, that is.    I only scored 7k on that same one. (The second link is to share and compete)

Too early in the day for pedantics. (Or any other type of antics come to that.)

That gave me a morning laugh.  Thanks! 

It started here.



It ended here.

Even worse than normal for giveaway of the day- in the readme.txt

"Multi-Edit Lite 2008 1-Year Evaluation Code"

Multi-Edit is a cool program.  But their practices on sales drove me away from them.

[important distinction]

LOL! The pole results only suggest that sales tax evaders are dumber than the average criminal.

So, that means that the Act allows more criminals to go free?  Or else why only large online retailers?  If we're going to go the criminal route, then we look at the meaning of Equal Justice Under Law, i.e.

By the Fourteenth Amendment the powers of the States in dealing with crime within their borders are not limited, but no State can deprive particular persons or classes of persons of equal and impartial justice under the law.

But, "Equal justice under law" is one of America's most widely violated legal principles, especially by lawyers and lawmakers, so that, of course, won't come up unless the constitutionality is argued, which it seems that at least Amazon's policy seems to be make the most of rather than challenge at this point.

But, again, this has nothing to do with law.  And has nothing to do with criminal action.  It has more to do with trade regulation and 'marketplace fairness'.  And though I've said it before, I'll continue to say it every time that old chestnut is repeated, because it's an important distinction.

If it was being applied fairly and uniformly, then I'd really have no problem with it.  If the reasons it was being brought up were because of legal reasons, I'd have no problem with it.  But it's being brought up to interfere with the state of interstate commerce.  And that's, again, an important distinction.

And because of that, when Amazon starts offering same day delivery to everyone, which is what they're in the process of doing, so that you can order something online and get it the same day, and don't have to go out other than as an entertainment exercise, and profits continue to drop because they don't want to compete based on customer service rather than legislative fiction, what will be the next step?  QQ more?

But let's say that anyone who has over 500 posts can message me and ask for a custom title..

I'd add... and donated.  So that participant keeps meaning what it does.   But that's just me.

Thanks Nosh... I've lined up two, so that will be a third, hopefully.  I'll give them a ping when I get home.

Platter data density.

Also known as Areal Density.  Old, but good article: http://www.tomshardware.c...1tb-hdd-storage,2563.html

These people should be burned at the stake, in the town square, and on live TV.

Exactly.  Hopefully they'll go before the same judge at some point, and get prison time from the criminal proceedings.

My question exactly... and perhaps the link should be taken down?

MakeUseOf: Set Up Your Blog With WordPress: The Ultimate Guide


WPBeginner Guides

Getting Started with WordPress - from the Wordpress Codex

Simple WP Guide

And then a couple of articles from which I gleaned some of the preceding information:

WordPress for Beginners: The Best WordPress Tutorial Blogs

45 brilliant WordPress tutorials for designers

One last note: A good theme can get you most of the way to how you want your site to look.  A good theme, however, will most likely cost.  But that will come with fonts and tutorials.  It's been worth it to me.

I had usually used TemplateMonster, but I lately purchased a membership to elegant themes.  It's relatively inexpensive (the $39/yr is good enough for non-wp designers), they're updating regularly with themes, and the themes are pretty dead simple.  I actually was able to get a year for $20 through a deal, but since it ran out, I re-upped it.  Helps me tremendously with helping other people with themes, and I even use it for my own sites.

A couple of resources that might help you:

Computer Programming For Beginners, Kids, and Adults

Best Free Ways to Learn Programming

DC's own Programming School.

Understanding Programming Languages (pdf), by M. Ben-Ari, Weizmann Institute of Science.

And from MSDN - The Basics: How Programming Works